Gene Vectors
Chitosan powder complexes can deliver gene therapy to the lungs
Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, April 3rd, 2003
According to recent research from Japan, "chitosan-plasmid DNA (pDNA) complex powders as a pulmonary gene delivery system were prepared with a supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2) process and their in vivo activity was evaluated."
"The powders with mannitol as a carrier were prepared by dispersing aqueous solutions of a luciferase expression plasmid driven by the cytomegalovirus promoter (pCMV-Luc) with or without chitosan as a cationic vector in a supercritical CO2/ethanol admixture," said H. Okamoto and colleagues, Meijo University, Faculty of Pharmacy.
"The...
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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (2003-04-03)
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